The Hitch-Hiker

Roy and Gilbert's fishing trip takes a terrifying turn when the hitchhiker they pick up turns out to be a sociopath on the run from the law. He's killed before, and he lets the two know that as soon as they're no longer useful, he'll kill again. The two friends plot an escape, but the hitchhiker's peculiar physical affliction, an eye that never closes even when he sleeps, makes it impossible for them to tell when they can make a break for it.

Cast

Edmond O'Brien

Edmond O'Brien

as Roy Collins

Frank Lovejoy

Frank Lovejoy

as Gilbert Bowen

William Talman

William Talman

as Emmett Myers

José Torvay

José Torvay

as Captain Alvarado

Sam Hayes

Sam Hayes

as Radio Broadcaster

Wendell Niles

Wendell Niles

as Wendell Niles

Jean Del Val

Jean Del Val

as Inspector General

Clark Howat

Clark Howat

as Government Agent

Natividad Vacío

Natividad Vacío

as Jose

Larry Hudson

Larry Hudson

as FBI Agent

Reviews

CinemaSerf

William Talman ("Myers") is great in this thriller that follows the tortuous journey of two fishermen who stopped to pick up a traveller and discover they are now in the hands of a gun-toting psychopath. Determined to escape the pursuing authorities, he forces them to drive, then walk, through large...

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